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Wednesday 5th June 2013

This short film is a lovely exploration of filming using a L.C.W. Mark II variable 77mm ND(Neutral Density) filter to allow shallow depth of focus on a Canon 5D Mark III DSLR run and gun rig. Shot in the lovely Calverley woods with Franka. The footage you see is exactly what came out of the camera, no colour grading, balancing, image stabilisation, fading or any other effect has been done.

As you watch you can notice the shallow depth of focus that comes from shooting with a wide aperture 50mm prime lens at f1/4 and the ISO is at 320 with shutter speed of 1/50 throughout. The only thing that is changed is the variable ND filter and focal point.

Following from the video there is a behind the scenes discussion where you get to find out more about the equipment and techniques used including Canon 5D mk iii, Zacuto Z Finder 2.5 Pro, Sigma 50mm Prime Lens, Jag35 DSL rig, Genus Follow focus, ND Filter and so forth. Enjoy

The Internet is Awesome: Understand Internet Neutrality

As a professional web developer with clients all over the world it's my job to keep an eye on the "internet". One of
the biggest challenges that will impact all of us is the constant attempt by corporations such as Comcast in the US to take over the web.
With massive budgets and lobbying they are trying to make the internet a two tier system. This means that services like Vimeo,
YouTube and Netflix will go up in price and that many websites will find themselves "slower" than their corporate competition.
If you care about your internet and net neutrality then take a moment to find out more and click the button.
You need the net, and the net needs you!
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